Floor polishing mop means



March 20, 1956 E. PETERSON FLOOR POLISHING MOR MEANS Filed Dec. 29, 1951IN VEN TOR. ESTHER PETERSON wm/wf UnitedStates Patent FLOOR POLISHIN GMOPMEANS Esther Peterson, New-York, N. Y.

Application December 29, 1951, Serial No. 264,013

3 Claims. (Cl. 15--227) i This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in an article for dry mopping and/or polishing floors.

According to the invention of my prior Patent No. 2,571,606, there isprovided an improved mop or polisher iiexible throughout andincorporating a bottom wall structure carrying the mopping or polishinginstrumentalities, as a multiplicity of strands of yarn or the like, andan overlying stall for the fore part of a foot of the user of thedevice, whereby with such foot inserted into said stall shuling orsliding movements of the foot may be employed while walking so as to drymop and/or polish the iloor. Thus a back-tiring kneeling posture isentirely obviated, and the work of dry mopping and/or polishing thefloor is easily and quickly performed.

The concept of that invention is to provide a foot borne article for thepurposes stated which is preferably not to be placed on a shod foot, butinstead on a preferably bare foot, particularly for dry mopping and/orpolishing, and which is entirely constructed of cloth so that the entirearticle may be conveniently washed for renewing and refreshing the sameafter repeated uses.

The above and other improvements of my said prior patent, among whichlatter are the feature that the full and free liexibility of the articleallows a side thereof to be swept in fairly closely alongside abase-board and the toe portion to be applied with complete effectivenessto a floor corner, and that the yarn strands or the like are arranged insuch a way as to be indiscriminately but considerably projected beyondthe bounds of the exible bottom wall structure, this last feature inpart resulting from the manner of securement of such strands or the liketo said structure, are all retained in the foot mop herein disclosed.

In other words, according to the present invention, all the advantagesabove mentioned or referred to, and further important advantages, areattained; these last having to do with the provision of simple,practicable and relatively inexpensive means for obtaining a morecomfortable, dependable and eicient retention of the mop device on apersons foot.

Another object of the present invention proposes constructing the drymopping and/or polishing article to include a water-proof foot engagingportion so as to protect the foot from polishes, waxes and similarsubstances used for cleaning and/or polishing floors and to which amopping portion is releasably attached in a manner to be separated fromthe foot engaging portion to be washed independently thereof.

Still further, the present invention proposes the construction of anovel mop embodying certain of the principles of the present invention.

Also, according to the present invention, other important improvementsare provided which vwill be described in detail or otherwise becomeclear from the matter following. j

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the ice V2i objectsand advantages thereof, reference will be had to the followingdescription` and accompanyingdraWings, and to the appended claims. inwhich the variousnovel features of the invention are more particularlyset forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of .thisdisclosure:

Fig. l is a side elevational viewof a dry moppingand/ or polishingarticle constructed in accordance with the present invention andshownVon a foot of a user.

Fig. 2 isa plan view thereof, without the foot.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged `detailed view of a portion of Fig. l but showingone set of snap fasteners in a separated condition. A

Fig. -4 is an enlarged partial transverse'vertical sectional view takenon the line 4 4 of Fig.2.

The dry mopping and/or polishing article shown includes a bottom wall10a of a waterproof material and upon which an upper curved wall 20EL issuperimposed for cooperating with the bottom wall 1l]a to form a footstall. The Walls 10a and 20a are preferably made of a rubberized clothmaterial and have the outlines of a somewhat elongated oval with theiredge portions secured together by an elongated tape 40 which is engagedabout the edge portions and secured in position by a line of stitches41. Midway of its sides and closely adjacent its rear end, the wall 20ais formed with a foot entrance aperture 42 with the edge portions of thewall 20a deiining the aperture 42 being iinished by a length of tape 43held in position by stitches 44. The entrance aperture 42 permits onesfoot to be inserted into the stall formed by the walls 10a and 20a, asshown in Fig. 1.

Extended along the bottom face of the wall 10a there is an auxiliarybottom wall 45 of a washable cloth material to which an endless bank 18of strands of yarn or the like is secured at midway points along theirlengths, by stitching 16 passing through the wall 45. This bank 18, whenthe device is completed, becomes distended or laterally offest, forprojection not only below but outwardly beyond the edges of the bottomwall 10a. The edge portions of the auxiliary bottom wall 45 are finishedby an elongated tape 46 which is held in position by a line of stitches47.

The auxiliary bottom wall 45 is releasably secured to the bottom wall10a by means of snap fasteners 48 which are stitched to the tape 40 andwhich are engageable with complementary snap fasteners 49 stitched tothe tape 46, see particularly Figs. 3 and 4.

By having the Walls 10aL and 20a formed of waterproof fabric material,the foot inserted into the stall will be protected from the oils, waxes,polishes and other substances used on oors to clean and/or polish them.At the same time, the removable attachment of the auxiliary bottom wall45 permits the separation of that wall together with the mopping stands16 and 18 so that the same can be conveniently laundered and/or cleanedand even completely replaced when required.

The manner of using the article is as follows: Two of the articlesconstructed in accordance with the invention are placed upon the feet ofthe wearer and the wearer walks or shuffles about the floors of thehouse so as to simultaneously dry mop and polish the floors. The sidesof the foot may be run along the base boards of the room and the toeportion of the foot may be effectively used for dry mopping and/ orpolishing in corners or other inaccessible places.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modiiications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A polishing device comprising a bottom wall, an upper curved walloverlying the bottom wall and secured at its edges to the periphery ofsaid bottom wall and having an aperture designed to receive the foot ofa person, a second wall equal in size to and underlying said bottomwall, said second wall having banks of cloth strands secured thereto toclean the floor, tape members stitched around the outer peripheries ofsaid bottom and second walls, and cooperating fastener means securedaround said tape members to releasably secure the second wall and bottomwall together.

2. The combination of claim 1, wherein said bottom and upper walls areformed of waterproof fabric material to protect the foot of the wearer.

3. The combination of claim 2, wherein said aperture includesreinforcing tape around the edge thereof and said fastener means aresnap fasteners.

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